Guidance for digital preservation

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This document sets out The National Archives' standards and requirements for the digitisation of analogue records from initial scanning through to delivery of the images for preservation, including The National Archives' scanned image specification. Government departments who wish to digitise any of their paper records should follow the processes set out in this document.

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This guidance describes the technical factors that should be considered when establishing policies and procedures for managing the digital records of an inquiry, to
reduce the cost and impact of the operational management of the records in support of the inquiry, and to safeguard the Public Record for the future.